Heyn takes third record in session eight

Georgina Heyn broke yet another record in the closing session of the ASA National Masters Championships 2016 at Ponds Forge in Sheffield.

This one came in the Women’s 30-34yrs 100m Individual Medley. Heyn was over four seconds ahead of the rest of the field, touching in a new European record time of 1:04.07.

Jean Appleby claimed the second women’s record in the 100m IM. The Sudbury swimmer had over seven seconds on the rest of the field by the time she made it to the wall. She took a British record in the 60-64yrs age group with a 1:21.82 effort.

Two men’s British records were broken in the 800m Freestyle events. David Warren of Otter took his fourth record of the meet, swimming 1:00.74 for the British record in the 45-49yrs age group.

This was followed by Trafford Metro’s Neal Mackinnon. The Greater Manchester swimmer touched in 1:23.00 for a British record in the 75-79yrs age group.